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Home » Archives for January 21, 2022

Daily Archives: January 21, 2022

Posted inCovid-19

Brooklyn, These 3 Masks Will Give You the Most Protection Against COVID-19

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 21, 2022January 24, 2022

Keeping tabs on what mask to wear throughout the pandemic has been challenging. And that’s before even trying to source one. Early on, shortages and price gouging of surgical masks […]

Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

by Brooklyn Reader January 21, 2022January 21, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Pacific Park Redevelopment Plagued by Transportation Issues, Delays, Locals Say

by Milette Millington January 21, 2022January 24, 2022
Posted inReal Estate

Cypress Hills, Williamsburg and Midwood Rezonings Come Up at BP Reynoso’s First Land Use Hearing

by Will Fritz January 21, 2022February 1, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Will Mayor’s New Traffic Plan Make Pedestrians Safer in These 4 BK Crash Zones?

by Jessy Edwards January 21, 2022February 1, 2022
Posted inCrime

Community Raises Funds for Family of Woman and Dog Killed in Bed-Stuy Bodega

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 21, 2022February 1, 2022
Club promoter shot in head trying to calm gunman at Brooklyn hip hop party dies two days later
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Club Promoter Shot in Head Trying to Calm Gunman at Brooklyn Hip Hop Party Dies Two Days Later

by Brooklyn Reader January 21, 2022January 21, 2022
Study deems Brooklyn-Queens ‘Interborough Express’ feasible
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Study Deems Brooklyn-Queens ‘Interborough Express’ Feasible

by Brooklyn Reader January 21, 2022January 21, 2022
The ‘Shouting Back’ Theater Abruptly Closes, and Brooklyn Mourns
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

The ‘Shouting Back’ Theater Abruptly Closes, and Brooklyn Mourns

by Brooklyn Reader January 21, 2022January 21, 2022
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

New York Is Reinstating the Controversial Plain Clothes Police Unit

by Brooklyn Reader January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

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